Thesaurus results for MOLL

moll

noun

Definition of moll

as in mistress

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Recent Examples of moll The client, Dasha (Kayla Carlson), is a former Russian mob moll who turned against her abusive ex-boyfriend Alexei (Brian Gilleece), but didn’t have to appear in court due to the potential danger to her life. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025 Worse, Liu’s one-dimensional moll spends the majority of her supporting screen time agonizing over toxic men, despite the actor’s best efforts to elevate the material. — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025 Ball of Fire also pairs up a gangster’s moll, Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck), and a professor, Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) who work together trying to take down her mob boss boyfriend, all while falling in love. — Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 But this harlequin moll can’t match Joker’s lunacy as either lawbreaker or musician. — Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024

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Noun

It has been said that the Moon is a harsh mistress, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the lunar south pole.

— Space.com Staff, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Despite their apparent happiness, François takes a mistress (Marie-France Boyer) without remorse, setting in motion a tragedy that leaves its least deserving character the happiest.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of mistress

Noun

Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
Under ordinary circumstances, antibodies against alpha-gal contribute to immune defense.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026